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Abakan

[ ah-buh-kahn; Russian uh-buh-kahn ]
/ ˈɑ bəˈkɑn; Russian ʌ bʌˈkɑn /
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noun
a city in and the capital of the Khakass Autonomous Region in the Russian Federation in Asia, on the Yenisei River.
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British Dictionary definitions for Abakan

Abakan
/ (Russian abaˈkan) /

noun
a city in S central Russia, capital of the Khakass Republic, at the confluence of the Yenisei and Abakan Rivers. Pop: 167 000 (2005 est)
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